UPDATE Feb. 28, 2010: The Port of Los Angeles has rejected a 16-page proposal by the Pacific Battleship Group to move IOWA to San Pedro, CA. The nearby city of Vallejo, CA has been seeking donations to move her to Mare Island for years.

It is a very dark time for this proud warrior, which represents so much of this country's history.

. . . . .Update on BB-61 Battleship IOWA: December, 2010:The Pacific Battleship Center's proposal to move Battleship IOWA to San Pedro, California - Los Angeles Harbor - was submitted to the Navy in November 2010. The support is overwhelming, including the Los Angeles City Council and Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission, which has allocated the prime berth 87 to IOWA -- the PBC's first choice out of a dozen proposed locations! Berth 87 sits on the main entrance to LA Harbor, right next to the cruise ship terminal, the SS Lane Victory museum ship, and within easy view of the Vincent Thomas Bridge!

Today, June 2, 201,2 USS Iowa passed by Angel's Gate lighthouse and enterred the Port of Los Angeles and was secured to Peir 17, its final resting place in the city of San Pedro. The ship will be open July 7th, 2012 to the public.